Pannenberg addressed all the great questions of modern theology- what kind of truth-claims can we make? What about openness to secular challenge? What about theodicy in the face of horror? He was a leading voice in the Trinitarian revival. How does the magnum opus compare with his methodological claims? What does it mean to talk about the future? What becomes of traditional substance-related claims about God? What role does Scripture play? Is Pannenberg more post-modern than he seems? Seminar format, class participation. Evaluation: class presentation, major paper.